Had my appointment to discuss options and I'm pretty disappointed. Though they were actually in favour of VBAC in general, there's a lot of restrictions. It will be continuous monitoring in bed - no bath, no shower, only allowed up to use the bathroom. They won't even let me use a birthing ball on the monitors or get on all fours to push!
I'm fairly sure being stuck in bed on monitors is what caused my daughter to turn into a bad position and get stuck, so this is my nightmare scenario. I've also read you're much more likely to tear or need forceps if you're pushing lying back.
They also want you in hospital from the start of labour which isn't going to happen because the nearest family to watch my toddler are two hours away.
On one hand, I feel like I'm wimping out if I opt for the section but I can't help thinking that if they're going to limit me and take away any sort of control I have during the birth, then I may as well just opt for a section and have the convenience of knowing when it will happen.
I know they can't force me to do anything, but labour is not the time I want to be fighting for my rights and antagonising the doctors by going against their wishes.